Silk Creek Alpacas'
Homemade Incubator!!!
Well, Lilian and I have started building the incubator. We have it mostly done at this point, just don't have it all together. Here are some of the steps we have taken to build the incubator.
First off, an incubator is essentially a warm area that...
I have a good number of extra Dekalb Amberlinks chicks that I am selling. I have them listed on Craigslist for $8 each but for a BYC'er I'll make the deal for $6 each.
They are now 5 weeks old and feathering out nicely!
We are in Cottage Grove, OR and would be willing to meet you within...
I have a good number of extra Golden Comet chicks that I am selling. I have them listed on Craigslist for $8 each but for a BYC'er I'll make the deal for $6 each.
They are now 5 weeks old and feathering out nicely!
We are in Cottage Grove, OR and would be willing to meet you within about 30...
I have a good number of extra black australorp chicks that I am selling. I have them listed on Craigslist for $8 each but for a BYC'er I'll make the deal for $6 each.
They are now 5 weeks old and feathering out nicely!
We are in Cottage Grove and would be willing to meet you within about 30...
Things just got crazy this last month and I couldn't make it last weekend to the swap but I'm going to try and make this one in Corvallis!
I will have the following:
By October:
7 month old Black Australorps hens
7 month old Amberlinks hens
7 month old Golden Comets hens
These are now all...
Thanks Len,
Contacted them, and they are WONDERFUL people. They were able to work us in and if I can make it through the weather tomorrow, I'll pick up our turkey's in the morning!
Bil
12 of them are on our pasture right now. We're trying to figure out if we should butcher or not. We did our own last year, but 12 is a lot more than we did last year.
Anybody know of a processing facility around Oregon?
We are needing to thin our herd by spring since we are planning to add a cow or 2 then. We have alpacas of many colors from white through true black. Alpacas are a great livestock especially if you are a spinner or knitter.
What a summer! We had four healthy crias and all were boys...
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Thank you PippyChicken, it's good to know. I'd like to get more of her in the future!!
She's sitting right next to her good friend the Light Brahma.
Bil
I have a bird that is NOT a RIR (for some reason I remembered being one of the RIR's but when I just went out to close up for the night and take pictures I clearly saw it wasn't one of the RIR) that I noticed today is having some issues with her eyes. She is about 4 months old. One eye is...